Monday, February 25, 2013

Star Glaive

Star Glaive

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This is a really fun game where you capture your enemies attack with your shield and direct it back to them to cause damage.  With two ways to control your ship, with the keyboard or mouse, it is great for casual or more in depth fun - WHILE BLOWING THINGS UP IN SPACE!  :)

News::History Legends Of War Trailer Released

This brand new trailer shows the advanced game mechanics and realistic 3D environments featured in History: Legends of War. HLOW was created with an extensive single player campaign mode (with over 20 missions), set in historical locations and incorporating real life missions and situations - this gives you the unique opportunity to command your troops through genuine battle environments and operations.



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News::10 Most Infuriating Water Levels In Gaming History

WC: Conceptually, the water level is sound. As human beings we are inherently afraid of the unknown, and what better a way to explore this idea than in the vast, unforgiving depths of Poseidons dominion. Gigantic sea monsters, strange natural phenomena and mysterious relics hidden under the surface, are pervasive throughout our collective culture; and can translate well to video games. Unfortunately, the number of genuinely fun or effective water sections can be counted on one hand. For every Treasure Trove Cove theres five Atlanticas. The water section in Amnesia is one of the most frightening experiences in gaming, as is Earthworm Jims Down the Tubes (but for completely the wrong reasons). Which leads us to: gamings ten most terribly infuriating water levels. With this list I tried to mix it up a little, instead of just reiterating the usual suspects. But yes, the Water Temple is on this list.



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News::8 Funniest Characters In Video Games

From GLaDos to Super Meat Boy, the funniest and best written humorous video game characters ever!



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News::Send off Professor Layton in Azran Legacies

Send off Professor Layton in Azran Legacies screenshot



The newest full trailer for Professor Layton and the Azran Legacies , the last game to star Professor Layton has dropped, and it's definitely worth watching -- whether you're fan or not.


I have to admit, I got a little nostalgic during this trailer. Although all of the Layton games have their issues, Level-5 did an amazing job creating an endearing world with likeable characters, and I'll be sad to see Layton go.


Of course, Layton himself is the only one who's retiring here, as there could easily be more spinoffs or a new series entirely starring Luke -- there's no way Level-5 would let this money maker go entirely!






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News::Bugbear Entertainment's Next Car Game Will Make Us 'Feel The Carnage'

DSOGaming writes: "Bugbear Entertainment has issued a press release for its upcoming car game that has not been properly titled as of yet. According to the developers, this new racing will make us feel the carnage as the company was able thanks to modern technology to fully realize what they imagined back in the FlatOut days debris-filled scenes of high speed carnage."



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News::10 Most Depressing Video Game Endings

WC: Video games have really evolved a lot in the last decade or so, with advanced graphical capabilities allowing developers to reach out to our emotional side in more creative and unique ways. The result? Video games are getting a whole lot more complex and heart-wrenching, and if youve pumped 30 or 40 hours into a game, why the Hell shouldnt they be? Of course, we all love a nice happy ending after triumphing over adversity, but these games had different ideas. A depressing ending can leave a far more pronounced, lasting effect on the viewer if done right; of course, some games are going to just indulge in downright misery porn (were looking at you, Silent Hill), but if developers pitch the emotion just right, theyll have a game that we cant imagine ending any other way. Whether for the best or not, here are the 10 most depressing video game endings of all time.



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News::Kartuga Hands on Preview (Invision Game Community)

This is a free game. About pirates. I dont know if Ive repeated myself enough here.



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News::Tomb Raider Gets New Screenshots

DSOGaming writes: "Square Enix and Crystal Dynamics have released some new screenshots from Laras latest adventures."



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News::Dreamfall Chapters: The Longest Journey Interview | Martin Bruusgaard [Dealspwn]

Dealspwn Writes: "Good things come to those who wait" - it's an old saying that proves quite relevant to the topic at hand. After all, it's been 7 years since the second instalment in The Longest Journey saga, and during that time series creator Ragnar Tørnquist has asked the fans of the series to deploy a bit of patience in regards to returning to the twin worlds of Stark and Arcadia. So, you can expect that fans of the adventure game genre were rather excited when it was officially announced that his new studio, Red Thread Games, was to Kickstart a sequel in Dreamfall Chapters: The Longest Journey. Many of the team responsible for bringing the series to life in the first place have returned, but one fresh face was revealed among them - Martin Bruusgaard. Having previously worked at Funcom on its two recent MMO releases, Tørnquist brought him on-board to act as lead designer for the return of Zoë Castillo.



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News::505 Ignites Launch Campaign For Ashes With The Ultimate Cricket Competition For Local Cricket Clubs

Exeter University Mens Cricket Club and MacQuarie University Cricket Club have both fought off stiff competition from 288 other clubs, to win the ultimate prize in video games.



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News::Mass Effect 3 DLC: 5 Things Were Hoping For In The Final Update

Is this Biowares last chance? Well, no, probably not, despite what some extremely vocal forumers might claim.



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News::Do you want to buy a PlayStation 4?

Do you want to buy a PlayStation 4? screenshot



[Every Monday, Destructoid will pose topical a question to the community. Answer it if you want!]


Now that the PlayStation 4 has been properly announced, it begs the question: Do you want to buy one?


Sony certainly seems to be aware of some of the things which held back the PlayStation 3. They are wisely making the move to an x86 architecture that no doubt has developers giddy with the prospect of no longer needing to design for the cell processor. They promise instant access to content with the touch of a button, no more waiting around for impatient gamers who just want to play, and an increased focus on social connectivity. And the controller, while not a massive leap in any direction, does appear to refine the Dual Shock in some positive ways while integrating elements of PlayStation Move and introducing a touchpad.


There's some less good news too. Backwards compatibility will be software based, if at all, making it harder for consumers to trade up. Adding to that struggle is the uncertainty around what PSN content Sony is going to allow users to transfer to the new console via the cloud.


And then there's what we don't know, most notably the price. While it's hard to imagine that Sony is keen on the idea of launching at a price point similar to that of the PlayStation 3, where the consoles set consumers back either five or six hundred dollars, it's certainly not outside the realm of possibility.


So, right now, knowing what you do about PlayStation 4, does the prospect of buying one make you feel a stirring in the loins which can only be quenched by slapping down a pre-order? Are you holding out to see if Microsoft has a better offer? Or will you just say, "screw it all," and roll back into bed?






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News::The Escapist: Tomb Raider Review An Icon Reborn

When you think of Lara Croft, you probably think about her trekking through the jungle, cartwheeling her way through trap-riddled tombs and gleefully picking off bad guys, twin pistols ablaze. What you probably don't do is picture her begging for someone to come rescue her. You don't picture her hugging her knees next to a fire, terrified and alone, or sobbing because she had to kill someone. The Lara of the new Tomb Raider isn't the plastic princess that we're used to, she's an ordinary girl who, when thrown into extraordinary circumstances, makes the decision to live through them. She's strong when the situation demands it, and fragile in the quiet moments between. She's scared, but determined, capable but unsure. She's marvelous.



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News::Omerta: City of Gangsters review - Gamedot

"...Omerta cant be seen as anything other than an average game. It could have been so much more though."



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News::3djuegos- Tomb Raider Review

3D:Tomb Raider is one of the best games we'll see this year, and one of the highlights of the action-adventure genre in recent times. Appealed from the visual point of view, playable facet is full of battles and spectacular flaming stunt sequences. Lara Croft may be far younger, but finally shows maturity that fans eager to experience both intelligent and eager adults.



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News::Tomb Raider review | Pocket-lint

The shiniest of treasures.



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News::Watch Dogs Is Built On A Brand New Engine Called 'Disrupt'

DSOGaming writes: "When Watch Dogs was first announced, a lot of people believed that the game was based on Assassins Creed engine, AnvilNext. It appears though that this is not the case, as Ubisoft has developed a brand new engine for it. According to Sebastien Viard, Technical Director on Watch Dogs, Watch Dogs is built on the Disrupt engine."



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News::LCS Europe Week 3 - Business As Usual

The third week of the League of Legends Championship Series has come to a close. The matches in this week's series of events have been just as crazy and hell raising as the weeks before with some interesting results to follow.



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News::Tomb Raider review | Digital Trends

Its an exceptional game from a talented team of developers, delivering quality play that should appeal to longtime fans and series newcomers alike.



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News::Tomb Raider Review I IGN

A New Dawn for Lara



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News::Tomb Raider Review | Destructoid

Jim Sterling writes: Tomb Raider has struggled to find its place in the world over the past few years. Games like Prince of Persia and Uncharted surpassed its sense of exploration and adventure, while the sex appeal that contributed to Lara's early fame could only go so far, especially with the audience growing increasingly critical of such vapid tactics. Developers and publishers have struggled to know what, exactly, to do with Lara Croft. The answer, as it always seems to be, is a reboot. Crystal Dynamics' latest effort courted controversy with its new take on Tomb Raider -- a take that involves putting Lara Croft through physical and emotional hell in a bid to explain her origin and mold her into the daring heroine we've come to know and love. It was a risk, and it's already caused trouble, but I have to admit ... The gamble paid off.



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News::Vandal- Tomb Raider Review

Vandal:Lara back in top form with an intense adventure, spectacular and fun.



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News::Tomb Raider Review | Telegraph

Telegraph: "Crystal Dynamics' reboot of the Tomb Raider series is as surprising as it is brilliant."



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News::Tomb Raider review | NZGamer

"Make no bones about it: Lara is back."



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News::Mass Effect 3 Extended Cut: Synthesis Ending Allegory for New World Order Future

In Mass Effect 3 there is one particular ending that just doesn't seem to add up for most fans and gamers in general. In this article the "Synthesis" ending is analyzed and compared to New World Order conspiracy theory as well as real life while the plot holes about it are looked at as essentially the synthetics brainwashing humanity and using them as willing slaves.



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News::Tomb Raider Review: The Descent | Polygon

Polygon: "That unexpected thoughtfulness extends to most of the game. It's easy to point out the many ways that Tomb Raider borrows bits and pieces from other popular games of the last five years, but Crystal Dynamics has blended these disparate strengths into something remarkable. It's cinematic yet open, intense yet laid-back, fresh yet polished. It's a near-perfect embodiment of the age of the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 with a hint of what to expect next."



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News::Meristation- Tomb Raider Review

MS:Tomb Raider is an action game that tells a story breaks linear and very cinematic Uncharted-under-one scheme rather than opening certain areas to encourage exploration.



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News::Tomb Raider Review | EGM

EGM: "Tomb Raider presents a conflict between what I expected and what I received, so to some degree, its hard not to be disappointed. However, even with its missteps and missed opportunities, the effort Crystal Dynamics presents here is a respectable first step in giving the Tomb Raider franchise a properand much-neededreboot."



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News::Tomb Raider Review | Gametrailers

GT: Does Lara Croft's rebirth live up to the hype? Find out in the GT Review.



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News::Aliens: Colonial Marines Review | GamingExcellence

ACM is simply put, an unfinished game. Its made all the more disappointing that this was a big budget production with lots of talent behind it. From developer, to publisher, to Hollywood assets, this should have been a return to form for the Aliens gaming franchise but ends up being one of its most humiliating moments yet. At least the awesome power loader figurine that comes with the limited edition is pretty cool. Sorry guys, but its game over, man!



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News::Tomb Raider: The Kotaku Review

Tomb Raider is a taut re-imagining of the iconic Lara Croft as a more vulnerable but increasingly empowered heroine.



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News::GamesBeat: Tomb Raider hurts so good (review)

Don't listen to the controversy. Tomb Raider is a beautiful and brutal journey that easily ranks as one of the franchise's best entries ... assuming you're not too much of a traditionalist.



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News::Tomb Raider Review | GameInformer

GameInformer: "Lara Croft returns in style with one of the best action/adventures in years."



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News::Tomb Raider Review | Gamereactor UK

GR-UK writes: "Once the credits concluded, we headed back in to 100% each area - for our own enjoyment, rather than for the sake of completion, and we're left wanting more. Something we haven't said about a Tomb Raider game in a long time. The change has been a controversial one, but it's also revealed as the right one."



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News::Tomb Raider review


Despite what you may have heard, Lara Croft doesn’t need protecting. But it almost seems like she might during this ninth Tomb Raider’s opening moments. She has been shipwrecked and separated from her crew on an island in Japan’s hostile Dragon’s Triangle. She’s hurt, hungry and clearly very scared. As the first of many animals roasts on the first of many campfires, she hugs herself tightly and shivers. Videogame heroes don’t tend to do that.


This will all change in due course, admittedly. Tomb Raider is Lara’s origin story, telling the tale of how she turned from a gap year adventurer into the globe-trotting PlayStation pin-up introduced almost 17 years ago. By the end, she’s flinging herself across chasms with ease and stabbing aggressors in the eyes with arrows, leaving countless dead bodies in her wake. But for now, huddled tight against the cold as the rain tips down on Yamatai island, things are different.


Lara’s shipmates found Yamatai by flaunting accepted explorer wisdom at the insistence of our protagonist, causing them to stumble handily across it. It’s a mythical place, the location of which real-world historians and archaeologists have debated for centuries, so plonking it in Japan’s equivalent of the Bermuda Triangle makes not only narrative sense but for a fine videogame setting, too.


The brutal storms that bring in new arrivals and keep them here have weathered this landscape, and that it’s frequently a beautiful place says a lot for the quality of the art direction. This is no shimmering paradise hiding a dark secret like Far Cry 3 or Lost; this island wears its darkness on the outside. Heavy storms blacken the sky as an angry sea crashes endlessly against the shore. Mountains are intimidating, rocky and impassable. Foliage is lush, but never verdant. It’s a dark, foreboding place, which makes the rare moments of beauty – the sun peeking through a blanket of cloud, a snowy climb up a radio tower – all the more striking.


Several centuries of inhabitants have left their mark, too. The mystical Queen Himiko’s early followers built Nara-style temples in her honour that still stand today, while more recent occupants have made a rickety shantytown that’s surprisingly industrialised. When stitched together by a smartly interwoven network of woodland, scalable rock and caverns, and combined with a changeable climate, there’s a lot of environmental and architectural variety here for a single location.



This does much to address the Nolan North-voiced elephant in the room. Uncharted is an obvious influence, and one that Crystal Dynamics might feel is entirely justified given how Nathan Drake has appropriated Lara’s globe-trotting, treasure-hunting ways. There are differences, though. While Naughty Dog’s cheery protagonist jets from place to place, every few chapters dropping him in a fresh environment in some new far-flung corner of the globe, here there is only Yamatai. That Tomb Raider at times rivals Uncharted for variety and spectacle while having such a consistent sense of place is a true achievement.


There are moments, of course, when the camera takes absolute control, when the only time you break Lara’s relentless forward momentum is to walk around an obstacle, clamber sideways to the next handhold, or pop in and out of cover to eliminate those who stand in your way. But this is an open game, if not an open-world one, and it exerts much less strenuous control over you than Drake’s misadventures have to date.


Yamatai is broken up into hubs – the beach on which your ship is wrecked, the woodland where you first make camp, the shantytown – and the mountain paths and underground passages that run off them tend to loop back on themselves. You’ll step into a mountainside crevice and emerge 20 minutes later overlooking the same area but 200 metres higher up, perhaps with a new tool or ability to open up new areas.


While Uncharted has only its main route and the occasional glinting treasure in your peripheral vision, here you’re free to go off piste. OK, there’s a golden path – sometimes literally, since a tap of LB activates your Batman: Arkham Asylum-like Survival Instinct, which highlights objects and objectives in the glittering colour – but distractions are plentiful. From one central platform you might spot three or four different routes, only one of which will trigger the next narrative beat. Another path might lead to a Hidden Tomb in need of raiding, although that’s a misnomer: you’re alerted to their proximity by a popup, and their entrances are clearly marked with hieroglyphic scrawls. Inside each, you’ll find a single-room physics puzzle.


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News::onPause Video Review: Crysis 3

onPause writes: Crysis 3 is a game that I really wanted to like. It looks amazing, the gunplay is great, and the new Predator Bow is insanely fun to use. But it doesnt do anything special to make it stand out from other first person shooters. While it is certainly entertaining, Crysis 3 doesnt do enough to stand out from the competitive crowd that is the first person shooter genre.



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News::Mass Effect 3 Reckoning DLC Leaked Info Blowout

Gameranx: "New character classes have been leaked ahead of Reckoning's release."



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News::Crysis 3 Review - Technical Demonstration | Metro

Metro: "The excellent multiplayer deserves to be the focus here, rather than the repetitive, humourless, and largely artless first person shooting of the single-player campaign."



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News::This Runner 2 trailer will have you sprinting to play it

This Runner 2 trailer will have you sprinting to play it screenshot



Bit.Trip Presents Runner2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien is nearly here, and Gaijin Games has a new launch trailer to celebrate.


Taking us through a brief history of the original Runner, the video kicks off with around a full minute of game footage, and shows off some of the bizarre and lovely visuals the game has to offer.


As long as you're looking for more platforming action, it seems as if it doesn't disappoint. It also looks like the Wii U will have the definitive version, so factor that into your purchasing plans!






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News::Crysis 3 Review | Canadian Online Gamers

Canadian Online Gamers: "In a market saturated with shooters, it takes something special to rise above the pack. Crysis 3 was on the cusp of doing so, but in the end it didnt quite knock one out of the park."



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News::Bit.Trip Runner 2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien Review | GodisaGeek

GodisaGeek: "Bit.Trip Runner 2 is cracking game, and sees Gaijin Games complete their evolution from cult indie studio to development big boys. A wonderful title that pours joy into the living room in a flood of musical wonderment. Challenging, inviting and long lasting, Runner 2 is a triumph."



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News::Review: Super House of Dead Ninjas | GamingUnwrapped

Fast and precise, every motion and maneuver made with the cold calculation of a skilled killer. These are the ways of the ninja. If you are willing to learn, you must be prepared to die a lot. Super House of Dead Ninjas, other than a mouthful of a name, is the latest member of the Steam arsenal Developer, Megadev brought this hyper-addictive action platformer off of the net and into your Steam library. This jump is definitely worth checking out.



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News::Aliens Colonial Marines Walkthrough

Aliens: Colonial Marines Walkthrough! Got Secret Locations and full maps? Only if youve got this guide. Gearbox Studios custom rendered exclusive maps for every mission. Theyre awesome and you wont find them anywhere but herenot even ingame.



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News::Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn Producer/Director Interview | Gamereactor UK

GR-UK's Gillen McAllister talks to Naoki Yoshida about the work being done to ensure that MMO Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn is up to the standard that series fans expect from one of the most enduring RPG franchises of all time.



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News::The Perfectly Sane Show Ep. 136: The Next Big Thing

This week the guys talk the not so revealing reveal of the next Sony gaming console, the PS4. They also talk Metal Gear Rising: Reveangerancelensesandshit, Path of Exile, Goosestepping Eagles, and Euro Truck Simulator 2. They also talk about a bunch of sad industry news before answering questions.



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News::Gabe Newell to be honoured with Fellowship award on March 5th

DSOGaming writes: "Valve CEO Gabe Newell is to be honoured by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) with the Academy Fellowship at this years British Academy Games Awards. The ceremony takes place on 5 March at the London Hilton, Park Lane."



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News::AMD Radeon HD 8000 series GPUs desktop series now shipping to OEMs

Rounding out the GPU announcements from AMD, the company also took the opportunity to crow that its Radeon HD 8000 series for desktops is now en route to OEM partners. What's more, we can expect desktop rigs with this technology to begin arriving on store shelves later this month.



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News::'Non Flying Soldiers' The Not So Angry Birds Hit The PC

"Today sees the latest release from Immanitas Games with Non Flying Soldiers fluttering over to the PC. Non Flying Soldiers is a physics based puzzler which has you controlling a group of flightless birds as they try to traverse the varied and dangerous landscape. Similar to Lemmings you must guide your army of birds through the level and to the safety the end brings. With this genre lacking at the moment it is great to see companies still developing games reminiscent of the classics, but this time with birds. Although the birds in Non Flying Soldiers may not be angry they are indeed unique with their ineptitude at flying and because of this bring a great deal of humour to this easily loveable game." - Alex Wilkinson



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News::Blackwell Epiphany Announced, Newest Game in Acclaimed Adventure Series

Oprainfall writes: "Game developer and publisher Wadjet Eye recently announced the newest installment in their successful Blackwell series: Blackwell Epiphany. The last game in this phantasmal series was 2011s Blackwell Deception, following the story of everyones favorite redhead medium as she solves the mysteries of the deceased."



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News::Kritika OBT: Number of Character Pre-creation over 150,000

Kritika's open beta gate will be unlocked on February 26th in Korea. Kritika from Allm, the developer behind Lunia, is a3D MMORPG featuring cool action skill. It highlights animation style graphics so that all characters in game looks like cartoon characters. It is likely for players to battle with gorgeous skills and ultimate skills in Kritika.



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